Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Applied Materials, Inc. (the "Company") was held on March 10, 2022 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders cast their votes on five proposals, as set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.



                                                              Broker Non-
Name of Nominee            For        Against      Abstain       Votes
Rani Borkar            662,674,713   1,292,634    2,296,024   90,083,547
Judy Bruner            647,457,841   16,546,415   2,259,115   90,083,547
Xun (Eric) Chen        658,243,940   5,760,499    2,258,932   90,083,547
Aart J. de Geus        655,226,108   8,745,103    2,292,160   90,083,547
Gary E. Dickerson      660,521,120   3,584,517    2,157,734   90,083,547
Thomas J. Iannotti     603,729,010   60,226,020   2,308,341   90,083,547
Alexander A. Karsner   613,249,104   50,717,161   2,297,106   90,083,547
Adrianna C. Ma         662,573,073   1,447,624    2,242,674   90,083,547
Yvonne McGill          662,251,848   1,785,669    2,225,854   90,083,547
Scott A. McGregor      662,703,018   1,295,439    2,264,914   90,083,547

Each of the ten nominees was elected to serve as a director for a one-year term and until he or she is succeeded by another qualified director who has been elected, or, if earlier, until his or her death, resignation or removal.

Proposal 2. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers for Fiscal Year 2021.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 553,700,959 110,570,282 1,992,130 90,083,547

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2022.



    For        Against      Abstain
744,020,554   11,323,878   1,002,486

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The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 was ratified.

Proposal 4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 314,993,636 344,530,127 6,739,608 90,083,547

The shareholder proposal requesting that the Board take steps to give the owners of 10% of the Company's outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting was not approved.



Proposal 5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Executive Compensation Program and
Policy.

   For         Against      Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
54,964,026   607,171,774   4,127,571      90,083,547

The shareholder proposal to improve the executive compensation program and policy, such as to include CEO pay ratio and voices from employees, was not approved.

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